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Description:
This 2,304-acre site is one of the largest contiguous tracts of tropical
West Indian hardwood hammock found in the United States and is home to 84
protected species of plants and animals. Most of the park’s six miles of
trails are paved and accessible by foot, bicyclists or wheelchairs.
Watchable Wildlife:
Listen
and look for mangrove cuckoos and black-whiskered vireos during the breeding
season in May and June. The threatened white-crowned pigeon, unique to south
Florida, nests on small mangrove islands and flies in to the hammocks to
feed on fruits. December through April, look for white pelicans, grebes,
moorhens, roseate spoonbills, wood storks and other wading birds in ponds
near the north end of the park. Rare tree snails and giant land crabs are
most visible May through November. Common sights include raccoons, rough
green snakes, green treefrogs and opossums. The Amercian crocodile, Key
Largo woodrat and cotton mouse, short-tailed hawk, eastern diamondback
rattlesnake and eastern indigo snake are found in the park, but are rarely
seen.
Ownership:
Department of Environmental Protection.
Contact:
(305) 451-1202
Directions:
Located on C.R. 905, ¼ mile north of its intersection with U.S. 1 (Overseas
Highway).
Related Sites:
Other South East Florida Wildlife Sites
Florida State
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